Sounds like the clutch release is grabbing...may need a gear replacement...I have a reel that has the flipping switch and sometimes I accidentally switch it to flip where you have to hold the thumb bar down and when I cast and release the thumb bar of course the spool engaged and it makes that exact noise

Ill check into that as well thank! Gonna try the worn pinion yoke first as it has a very visible grove worn in it from the pinion gear. Tried to get a picture of the worn yoke but my camera couldnt get a clear enough pic with the lighting I had.

Ill check into that as well thank! Gonna try the worn pinion yoke first as it has a very visible grove worn in it from the pinion gear. Tried to get a picture of the worn yoke but my camera couldnt get a clear enough pic with the lighting I had.

The gear itself is not worn at all. It the little white plastic yoke that it rides on that is worn so I think it is allowing too much play in the pinion gear and thats why im getting that noise. Its the only thing I can see visibly wrong anyways. other than that everything else functions as it should.

Dead on nathon. I'd go ahead and order gears as well its worth it to at least have em.

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